What I'd
like you
to do is to write a story about yourself, so I've thought up a bunch of
questions that might help you to gather your thoughts. You can answer
the
questions, and your answers will make one great story, or you can just
tell me about yourself without using them at all. It's up to you!
Probably
you'll find some of the questions helpful in reminding you of things
that
you want to say...

So...ready,
set, here we go!Tell me the
most
important things about youThen

Write about what
makes
you tick. How would you describe yourself to someone who doesn't know
you
at all? Like what are the best and the worst things about being you.

Then

Write about your
family--sisters,
brothers, parents, pets, and anything else that you think would be
important
for other people to know.

Then

Tell me about
where you
live. What's great about it, and what you'd like to see changed.

ThenTell me about
school...for
instance:

What's it like
to go to
school?What's great
about
it and what really stinks?If you were in
charge,
how would you change things?Write about your
classmates,
too.What do you
think
should be done to stop teasing?

Then

What about your
friends?What are they
like?Can you share
secrets
with them?How does talking
things
over with a friend make you feel?

Then

Is there
anything else
that you think kids should know?I know I didn't
think
of everything!

Two ways to
send your
story off to me:1.
Either write it on your computer in a word processing program that you
know how to use. Then you can
attach
the file to an e-mail message...Or else, of course...2.
you
could just e-mail your answers to me....either way, I can't wait to
hear
from you!

Remember to
think about
including a picture or two, and to remind one of your parents to send
along
permission for your story, picture, e-mail link (any or all of them, of
course!)